Freak of the Week #16 -- Doug
12/06/1999

Shockingly enough, it's another AOL freak. Is there some secret signal that AOL sends through it's lines that renders some people brainless? Someone needs to check on it.

The Mails
Pay attention to the times these were sent...all one night while I was live and in the chat room, with a sign on my cam image saying that I was busy chatting.
From: Matrix8613 <Matrix8613@aol.com>
Date: Thu, 25 Nov 1999 01:06:29 EST
To: <aimee>
Subject: hey

Hi aimee whats up that was pretty kewl what u did to that phillis guy i almost died in my chair laughing. Well i just wanted to tell u you have my vote easy its just that i cant get into the chat.you must have alot of people on your site. well my name is doug and im from tx email me when you get a chance!

doug

(this is nice...and I probably would have replied with a quick hello and thanks for stopping by if I hadn't noticed all the mails following this one were from him.)
From: Matrix8613 <Matrix8613@aol.com>
Date: Thu, 25 Nov 1999 01:21:39 EST
To: <aimee>
Subject: hey!

hey its doug again you know i love your freak archive you really good at puttin people down. im watching your live cam right now does your chat ever open up? ive been waitin for a while but what better things do i have to do eh. well see you later,

your lookin down at somthin i think your key board

doug

(So...he has read my freak archive. He understands that I hate annoying mail. So he keeps writing....)
From: Matrix8613 <Matrix8613@aol.com>
Date: Thu, 25 Nov 1999 01:42:30 EST
To: <aimee>
Subject: hey

im writin you again i just saw your dog whats his name? i have one just like it his name is toby

kewl dog

doug
From: Matrix8613 <Matrix8613@aol.com>
Date: Thu, 25 Nov 1999 02:12:15 EST
To: <aimee>
Subject: hey aimee

well i tried the wave thin so far it hasnt work imean why would it?well what are you doing for thanksgivin have family comin in? will you let us meet your family on live cam? hope so later

doug

(the wave thin? I don't know what he's talking about, and I don't understand why he thinks he's having a conversation with me when I have not replied to any of the previous 3 mails so far)
From: Matrix8613 <Matrix8613@aol.com>
Date: Thu, 25 Nov 1999 02:47:36 EST
To: <aimee>
Subject: hey

do you have a sn if you do could i please have it?

doug

(duh? You've written to the screen name 5 times now.)
From: Matrix8613 <Matrix8613@aol.com>
Date: Thu, 25 Nov 1999 02:51:34 EST
To: <aimee>
Subject: hey

i know i know ive wrote u alot but this is the last im just sayin goodnite i hope you have a good thanksgivin tomorow im hopin youll write me bac. oh yah ill get off when you do k later no im not a freak stalker addicted to you

(OK...he's going to stop writing and he's not a freak...but he's waiting until I get off before he does? The fact that he feels he has to tell me he's not a stalker, shows that he knows he's doing something wrong, doesn't it?)
From: Matrix8613 <Matrix8613@aol.com>
Date: Thu, 25 Nov 1999 03:11:21 EST
To: <aimee>
Subject: hey

hey aimee just wanted u to know could you put three fingers up if you read this email

(odd...I thought #6 was the last one? I wish I'd read it while I was live, I would have at least put up one finger for him. Guess which one?)
From: Matrix8613 <Matrix8613@aol.com>
Date: Thu, 25 Nov 1999 23:00:08 EST
To: <aimee>
Subject: this is a tuffy.

ok ill go into your chat and it says please wait connecting to chat server:please wait i wait believe it or not i wait but when u wait for 2 hours well the patient becomes the impatient. am i missing soft ware i have aol java all of the above whats the problem. oh yah and dont think im obssesed because i sent you 7or 8 emails i just well bored!

(I don't know what his problem with the chat was but I have to wonder why someone would wait 2 hours for a chatroom and in the meantime molest my mailbox. Oh. that doesn't mean he's obsessed. He's just rude and stupid? Again, if you are compelled to write that you aren't obsessed, you must know that you've done something that makes you look obsessed. He has read my page, he's seen that I'm not generally nice to people who purposely annoy me, but it's OK because he's bored.)
The Conversation The Next Day
Matrix8613: Hi aimee this is doug i e mail u, are u live?
HeyAimee: you know, Doug....I really appreciate people sending me 8 emails full of nothing. Thanks.
Matrix8613: nothing?
Matrix8613: what do you mean?
HeyAimee: I can't believe that you read my pages..and then had the compulsion to send me mail after mail...that was really a fantastic choice.
Matrix8613: um isnt that what thier there for?
HeyAimee: But my favorite, had to be the one where you ask if I had a screen name..after you had sent 8 mails to my freaking screen name
Matrix8613: people sometimes have dif sn than email adresses
HeyAimee: and no..my email is not there for you personally
HeyAimee: I have a FAQ section that tells you my screen name, instead of sending me all that mail you could have READ the FAQ
Matrix8613: i know i read it
HeyAimee: so, basically you were purposely being annoying asking questions you already knew the answer to
HeyAimee: which I really appreciate
HeyAimee: thanks
Matrix8613: no i wasnt
HeyAimee: well, here's a clue
HeyAimee: you are annoying
Matrix8613: cant you just talk to people
Matrix8613: why do you have to put them all down?
HeyAimee: yes I can dipshit..and the night you were fucking mailing me over and over...I was TALKING to people in the chat room, it was clearly on my cam image that I was IN THE CHAT ROOM.
HeyAimee: I don't know why you think you are somehow special
Matrix8613: i dont
HeyAimee: and that you somehow deserved my undivided attention
HeyAimee: and that for some reason the FAQ was not the truth or that I really wanted to get so much mail from you
Matrix8613: sorry i didnt know you were so busy!
HeyAimee: I HATE spam
HeyAimee: and sending 8 emails
HeyAimee: in a 60 minute time period
HeyAimee: is spam
Matrix8613: ok well sorry it doesnt me you have to hate me cuz im an idiot
HeyAimee: actually, that's exactly what it means, freak
HeyAimee: get lost

The Best Part
He reported me to AOL for being mean, which I probably deserved because he seems to be mentally retarded. AOL sent me email, it cracked me up, and I've learned my lesson and will be sweet and nice from now on. Trust me.
From: CATRep438 <CATRep438@aol.com>
Date: Sat, 27 Nov 1999 23:12:17 EST
To: <aimee>
Subject: Terms of Service

Dear Member,

Since this letter has been sent to each of the sub-screen names on your account, you may already have read it. If so, please disregard this copy.

America Online has a Terms of Service agreement which provides community guidelines for online conduct. This email is to inform you that we received a report regarding a violation of those guidelines.

Our Terms of Service agreement, which was presented during the sign up process, allows America Online to be informative, entertaining and, above all, fun for all of our Members. You can review that agreement by using keyword TOS. This area also has information and tools you can use to help protect your account.

Please note, this screen name cannot accept replies. Therefore, if you have any comments or questions please send mail to TOS General.

Regards,
Mylah
Community Action Team
America Online, Inc.

(The violation was not spelled out, but apparently if you type 'fuck' on AOL, you get a nice note like this one. (The language guidelines are vague, and nowhere does it specifically say you can't type 'fuck') This email was the extent of my punishment, but I'm sure it's on my PERMANENT RECORD. They ignored the fact that this moron sent me a message first and admitted to sending me multiple annoying emails (which is specifically against their policies..spam is not just porn or advertising email in AOL land) much like they ignore the member chat rooms that have child porn, bestiality, and hate groups. So, do what you want on AOL, just don't type 'fuck' when you are chatting with morons. :) )
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